Located in the heart of the historic Gold Rush country. An affiliate of the American Rose Society, we offer educational programs and activities, Rose Shows, and proudly maintain the Rose Garden at the Amador Senior Center.

May 2017 Program

May Program

Tue., May 2 at 1:30 PM, “Rose Propagation” by Kim Rupert

Bonus: The May Member’s Minute will be Debra Kinnick on Liquid Fertilizer Set-up/Device and the May 2 meeting will kick off the first Little Rose Show of the year.

Amador Senior Center, 229 New York Ranch Road, Jackson CA

Kim Rupert

We are honored to have one of the premier rose authorities as our featured speaker for May – Kim Rupert of Santa Maria – who will be demonstrating various methods of rose propagation. Rupert has been referred to as a “walking encyclopedia of roses,” well known and respected in both the heritage rose world and the modern rose community for his wealth of knowledge, and we are delighted he is able to journey to our neck of the woods to share his expertise. In the heritage rose community, enthusiasts often preserve and protect endangered varieties and trade hard-to-get favorites by various types of propagation, and in Rupert’s program he will demonstrate several methods including his “burrito” style of wrapping. In addition to his work with extensive work with rose preservation, as a volunteer at The Huntington Rose Garden, he is also a respected rose hybridizer.